Land management

We know that the health of our People and the health of our Country go hand in hand.
So we employ our people to educate the broader community about using fire to manage their land.

We live in a landscape that is designed to burn to reproduce, and this is a fact that we cannot ignore.

Despite the drizzly and overcast days, increasing winds and a warming, dry climate make our landscape one of the most fire-prone on Earth.

We know that the impact of bushfires can be extensive and devastating, with significant loss of lives and massive property damage.

At the same time, fire is a natural and necessary part of the continent’s climatic cycle and an important factor in shaping its landscape.

The South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Organisation (SETAC) as a major stakeholder in the health of our land, applied for and was successfully funded in 2022 for the Preparing Australian Communities Local Stream, by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.

Our goal is to improve the long-term resilience of our local communities in the Huon and Channel to bushfires.

The Land Management Team at SETAC delivers risk-reduction projects that reduce exposure to fire hazards by teaching our community about how to use cool burning to heal and manage their land, prepare for fire season, and develop fire-retardant gardens.

Ngune Nire (FIRE GOOD)

Our Team of Fire Practitioners work with local people and organisations to:

• Engage our Community in cultural burning activities
• Provide the broader community with education on traditional fire and land management practices
• Develop and deliver Fire Management Plans, for individuals, groups, local and State Government
• Reduce biomass with cool burning

Nire Lowanna (FIRE WOMEN)

This project engages Aboriginal Women in Tasmania in cultural burning.